The LHC Physics Center (LPC)

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LPC Organization Chart:

LPC Mission Statement:

The LHC Physics Center (LPC) at FNAL was created so the USCMS community can provide the maximum possible service to the CMS experiment. Our goal is to ensure that those physicists who must reside inside the United States can still contribute optimally to the many tasks required for the CMS experiment to produce physics and be full members of the CMS team. The components of the LPC are:

• A "brick and mortar" location for CMS physicists to find experts on all aspects of data analysis, particle ID, software, and event processing within the US, working during hours convenient for U.S.-based physicists.
• A center of physics excellence within the US for LHC physics.
• A place for workshops/conferences/gatherings on LHC physics.
• A place for the training of graduate and postgraduate scientists.
• A center for the development of software and physics analysis in the U.S.
• A "remote operations center" that CMS physicists can use to participate in data taking and quality control for the CMS experiment in the U.S.
• A tool to help provide a graceful transition between the Tevatron and LHC experiments for those physicists participating in both, maximizing the manpower available to each during the transition time.